cooperage

[ koo-per-ij, koop-er- ]

/ ˈku pər ɪdʒ, ˈkʊp ər- /

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noun

the work or business of a cooper.

the place where such work is carried on.

articles made by a cooper, as barrels or casks.

the price paid or charged for coopers' work.

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Origin of cooperage

1425–75; late Middle English. See cooper, -age

Words nearby cooperage

coonskin, coontie, coony, coop, cooper, cooperage, cooperate, cooperation, cooperative, cooperative bank, cooperative farm

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How to use cooperage in a sentence

Working with Spanish cooperage Tevasa, they turn 150 year old trees into casks.
How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste?||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A schooner-building yard, and a cooperage for making kegs and barrels to hold the fish exported, were next installed.
Heroes of To-Day|Mary R. Parkman
It has always been the custom for a native watchman to sleep in the cooperage, to prevent the barrel hoops being stolen.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey|A. Conan Doyle
And then down came the tropical rain, crashing and rattling on the corrugated iron roofing of the cooperage.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey|A. Conan Doyle

We left the ill-omened cooperage with its mystery still unsolved, and we splashed our way up to the house.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey|A. Conan Doyle
It is used for posts, rails, boat building, cooperage and for ox-yokes.
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British Dictionary definitions for cooperage

cooperage

/ (ˈkuːpərɪdʒ) /

noun

Also called: coopery the craft, place of work, or products of a cooper

the labour fee charged by a cooper

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